diff --git a/wp-includes/formatting.php b/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 1cdd029d4d..b4cbbcf8e9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ function sanitize_sql_orderby( $orderby ){
  * @since 2.8.0
  *
  * @param string $class The classname to be sanitized
- * @param string $fallback Optional. The value to return if the sanitization end's up as an empty string.
+ * @param string $fallback Optional. The value to return if the sanitization ends up as an empty string.
  * 	Defaults to an empty string.
  * @return string The sanitized value
  */